Hacker News with Generative AI: Power Outages

A Fire Plunged Heathrow into Darkness. A Nearby Data Center Kept Humming. Why? (nytimes.com)
A fire at an electrical substation near Heathrow on Friday forced a power outage at the airport. It took officials close to 18 hours to bring its terminals and runways back into operation.
Power Outages, Data Centers, Airports, Technology
8 points by -_-_-_- 7 days ago | 7 comments
National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire (bbc.co.uk)
National Grid's chief executive has said Heathrow had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down.
Power Outages, Infrastructure, Aviation, UK
3 points by edward 9 days ago | 0 comments
Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage (bbc.co.uk)
Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power
Transportation, Airports, Power Outages
6 points by blankx32 12 days ago | 0 comments
London's Heathrow Airport announces complete shutdown due to power outage (cnn.com)
London, Airports, Power Outages, Travel Disruptions
245 points by dfine 12 days ago | 248 comments
Cuba suffers nationwide power outage (cnn.com)
Cuba, Power Outages, News
7 points by desperatecuban 18 days ago | 5 comments
Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of us without Powerwalls (pilaenergy.com)
Goodbye power outages, Hello energy independence.
Home Energy, Renewable Energy, Hardware, Sustainability, Power Outages
301 points by coleashman 22 days ago | 480 comments
State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most of Chile into darkness (cnn.com)
Chile, Power Outages, Emergency Declarations, Natural Disasters
197 points by impish9208 35 days ago | 204 comments
19M people left without electricity after entire country hit by blackout (metro.co.uk)
Approximately 19 million people are thought to be without electricity after Chile has been engulfed by a nationwide power blackout.
Power Outages, Chile, Natural Disasters
6 points by ofou 35 days ago | 1 comments
United States Power Outage Map (poweroutage.us)
PowerOutage.us is an ongoing project created to track, record, and aggregate power outages across the United States.
Power Outages, United States, Maps, Data Visualization
320 points by jonbaer 45 days ago | 151 comments
Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages (cnn.com)
Finland, Internet Outages, Power Outages, Ships, International Incidents
7 points by mooreds 97 days ago | 0 comments
Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major power plant fails (apnews.com)
Cuba’s electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, the energy ministry said.
Cuba, Power Outages, Energy, Infrastructure
86 points by kevinday 165 days ago | 103 comments
Summer blackouts are increasing in the US (theverge.com)
Summer, Power Outages, United States
5 points by rntn 224 days ago | 0 comments
Houston restaurant still waiting for power a month after Beryl (khou.com)
Hurricane, Restaurant, Power Outages, Texas
16 points by geox 241 days ago | 1 comments
More than a week without power leaves Houston-area residents feeling abandoned (cnn.com)
Power Outages, Houston, Natural Disasters
22 points by peutetre 255 days ago | 13 comments
Houston-area residents enter sixth day without power, air conditioning (cnn.com)
Power Outages, Texas, Weather
300 points by rntn 263 days ago | 442 comments
Lacking official sources, some Texans use Whataburger app to track power outages (twitter.com)
Texas, Power Outages, Mobile Apps, Social Media
56 points by coloneltcb 266 days ago | 53 comments
Nigeria suffers national power outage as labor unions shut down grid (theguardian.com)
Nigeria, Power Outages, Labor Unions, Energy
21 points by anigbrowl 303 days ago | 6 comments